Community Conference in Jacobabad

Sindh Rural Support Organization’s Jacobabad Office organized a “Community Conference” in village Muhammadpur of Taluka Garhi Khairo and district Jacobabad on February 28, 2017. The Community Conference was organized to share, learn and connect with each others to create a motivated and healthy rural community and was attended by Community Leaders and activists from different Local Support Organizations(LSOs) and Older People Associations (OPAs) of the district Jacobabad . Mr. Muhammad Panah Odho ,Chairman of the District Council Jacobabad was the chief Guest on the occasion. Other stakeholders like Mr. Sawan SHhaikh (DHO Jacobabad) , Muhakhtiar of Garhi Khairo, Elected representatives of local government, notables, media persons and SRSO official were also invited to inform them about the community level initiatives. Community leaders shared the self-help initiatives taken by the rural communities and also Local Support Organizations in their respective Union Councils. Mr. Manzoor Jalbani (District Manager-SRSO) shared the overall progress and achievements of the SRSO in the district Jacobabad. SRSO officials conducted detailed sessions on Micro- Health Insurance, Gender and Development, Importance of of backyard poultry and kitchen gardening. SRSO distributed cheques of Micro-Health Insurance, plants and “Vegetable Seeds Kit” for Kitchen Gardening along with literature among poor rural women. Dr. Ghulam Rasool Samejo(Regional Manager-SRSO) shared the overall progress and achievements of the SRSO in the Region III (Shikarpur, Kashmore@ Kandhkot and Jacobabad).

SRSO is implementing Union Council based Poverty Reduction Program (UCBPRP) in Shikarpur, Kashmore-Kandhkot and Jacobabad with the support of the Govt. of Sindh. The Community Conference ended with the vote of thanks.